Souvenir of a Castle in Vosges
1857
Medium
Brush and iron gall washes, pen and iron gall ink, white gouache; outline of castle obtained by using a paper stencil
Dimensions
sheet: 18 1/2 x 12 3/16 in. (47 x 31 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, Donald Young Foundation Gift, Harry G. Sperling Fund, and Mr. and Mrs. David M. Tobey Gift, 2012
Accession Number
2012.17
Tags
About the Artist
Victor Hugo
In addition to his literary output, Hugo produced a large number of visual works on paper. These constitute a mass of drawings in various media, comprising views of landscapes and buildings drawn from life or wholly imagined. He employed experimental techniques, using stencils, and impressions of fabric or other objects. He often reworked inkblots or stains into fantastic landscapes or figures, t...